Source: Religion News Service By Fredrick Nzwili | March 31, 2017 (RNS) The Somalia-based Islamist militant group al-Shabab is distributing food to drought-stricken residents in southern parts of the war-torn […]
By JT – Mar 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Arab leaders and heads of delegations gather for a group photo at the opening of the Arab summit at the Dead Sea on Wednesday (Anadolu Agency photo) AMMAN — The 28th Arab summit meeting held on Wednesday at the Dead Sea […]
Source: Religion News Service By Jacob Wirtschafter and Mina Nader | March 26, 2017 AL-KOSHEH, Egypt (RNS) For decades, merchant Refaat El-Sayeh, a Coptic Christian, wanted to see the Church […]
Source: Aljazeera Accessible resettlement programmes for refugees in Africa can curb irregular immigration to the West and save lives. An Eritrean refugee girl plays with clay in front of her […]
Published: 2017-03-24 Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president overthrown in 2011 and the first leader to face trial after the Arab Spring uprisings that swept the region, walked free on Friday […]
Source: Reuters Pope Francis will make a trip to Egypt next month, the Vatican said on Saturday, giving the pontiff another opportunity to promote better relations between Catholics and Muslims. […]
Source: http://www.ghananewsagency.org/social/mission-commended-for-contributing-towards-nation-building-114495 Gomoa-Pomadze (C/R), March 19, GNA – Gomoaba Nana Apata Kofi V, the Chief of Gomoa Pomadze, has lauded the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission for its immense contribution to the country’s development. He said: “The Mission’s investment in various sectors of the economy such as education, health and agriculture are in […]
Gomoa-Pomadze (C/R), March 19, GNA – Gomoaba Nana Apata Kofi V, the Chief of Gomoa Pomadze, has lauded the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission for its immense contribution to the country’s development. He said: “The Mission’s investment in various sectors of the economy such as education, health and agriculture are in no […]
Posted about an hour ago by Harriet Marsden in news Picture: SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES Each year, delegations from Africa meet with officials and business leaders in the US for the African Global Economic and Development (AGED) Summit. This year’s event took place at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. […]
Reuters International MAR 18, 2017 Pope Francis arrives during the penitential celebration in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi(reuters_tickers) VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis […]
Despite numbering in the few thousands, the followers of this branch of Islam have been branded a major security threat by the Algerian state. Now, they are facing both a crackdown and a propaganda war. By Jacob Lindelöw Berntson In the last six months, at least 70 individuals belonging to […]
March 17, 2017 BERLIN, GERMANY – DECEMBER 23: German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a press conference at the German Chancellery in Berlin, Germany on December 23, 2016. ( Cüneyt Karadağ – Anadolu Agency ) March 17, 2017 at 3:13 pm 0 SHARES Germany has reportedly declined an invitation for an […]
Source: BBC At least 48 people have been killed in a landslide at a vast rubbish dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, officials say. They say dozens […]
Source: Religion News service By Catherine Clark Above every Greek Orthodox church’s altar, Theotokos, or Mary the Mother of Jesus, symbolically watches over the congregation. The figure, with arms outstretched, […]
Source: http://www.ghananewsagency.org/social/government-determined-to-substantially-invest-in-education-minister–114049 Fomena (Ash), Mar 08, GNA – The Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. Simon Osei-Mensah, has underlined the determination of the government to substantially invest in education, to ensure quality and access. He said it firmly believed that this was the way forward to drive the nation’s development. He said this […]
Source: http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/catholic-church-holds-inter-faith-prayer-service.html SAMUEL TEI ADANO 07 MARCH 2017 President Akufo-Addo shaking hands with Sheikh Nuhu Osman Sharabutu (2nd left), Chief Imam, at the ceremony. Picture: SAMUEL TEI ADANO An ecumenical and inter-faith prayer service was last Saturday held at the Holy Spirit Cathedral, Adabraka, to rededicate Ghana to the sacred heart […]
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Source: http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/ahmadiyya-muslim-jamaat-concludes-national-annual-conventions-of-elders-women-and-children THE NATIONAL ANNUAL CONVENTIONS (ANNUAL IJTEMAS) OF ELDERS, WOMEN AND CHILDREN CONCLUDED SUCCESSFULLY AT THE BAITUS SALAM MOSQUE TALLINDING By the grace of Allah Almighty the 10th National Annual Convention of Majlis Ansarullah, The Gambia the elderly men wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat started on Saturday 18th February […]
MARKAZ Morocco: The king’s dilemma Adel Abdel Ghafar and Anna L. Jacobs Thursday, March 2, 2017 In his 1968 book, “Political Order in Changing Societies,” Samuel Huntington coined the term […]
Source: BBC By David Robson 7 March 2017 Nestled in a grassy valley of north-eastern Namibia, Opuwo may seem like a crumbling relic of colonial history. With a population of […]